Preposition: of

• attack: Overall, the number and sophistication of these attacks is rising dramatically.

• technology: Issues arose from the type of the pupils using the system, and the sophistication of the technology available at that time.

• technique: I think the biggest trend we're seeing now is the increasing sophistication of the techniques used specifically in viruses.

• city: He gave up the worldly sophistication of a great city for an uncertain life wandering the Middle East.

• method: Recent advances in the extent and sophistication of data capture methods have resulted in the creation of large data repositories.

• software: Depending upon the sophistication of the software, one can edit extremely detailed amounts of data.

Converse of object

• exude: The arts in Chicago exude sophistication, in Tennessee they don't.

• ooze: The dining area is now light and airy, with a minimal style of decoration and furnishing, and the room oozes sophistication.

• combine: An all-round holiday destination, Miami combines big city sophistication with seductive beaches.

• increase: In order of increasing sophistication, these are: 1. simple programming of control keys.

• lack: I have serious misgivings about the validity of league tables since they lack the sophistication to tell the whole story.

• grow: These writings suggest a growing sophistication in the PLA's understanding of all aspects of IO.

Adjective modifier

• technological: This massive conflict which has been forced upon us must be won by strength of will, rather than by technological sophistication.

• mathematical: This chapter requires more mathematical sophistication than the others, which is perhaps a result of the use of EGT.

• subtle: Maybe, it's the subtle sophistication that comes with maturity.

• increased: Blake's increased sophistication can be seen from a comparison of The Divine Image with The Human Abstract.

• conceptual: The most fundamental of these is language, although mathematics and art are close behind in the conceptual sophistication they enable.

• philosophical: It is a work of great philosophical sophistication, combining breadth of vision with acute sensitivity to the nuances of women's experiences.

Preposition: in

• term: Here are three different uses of the computer, of increasing levels of sophistication in terms of the equipment required.